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Flirting with Disaster
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Flirting with Disaster is a 1996 comedy film directed by David O. Russell and starring Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, and Téa Leoni. It is the story of one man's quest to find his biological parents in hopes that this will cure his neuroses and help him decide on a name for his newborn son. Naturally, Hilarity Ensues. | |
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The Klutz | |
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The Klutz: One of the things Mel and Tina have in common is this. | |
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Parental Abandonment | |
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Parental Abandonment: Mel is tormented by the fear that there was some very good reason why his biological parents gave him up for adoption. | |
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Debating Names | |
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Debating Names: The plot kicks off because Mel feels he can't decide on a name until he's able to find his biological parents. At the end, he and Nancy decide to name their baby Garcia. | |
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Never Going Back to Prison | |
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Never Going Back to Prison: Richard's reaction when he realizes a federal agent has been dosed with his LSD. | |
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Bourgeois Bohemian | |
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Bourgeois Bohemian: Mel's biological parents, played by Alan Alda and Lily Tomlin, are affluent, middle-aged hippies. | |
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FanService | |
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Fanservice: Tea Leoni spends a scene in a black bra and panties. A scene in which Mel meets a very affluent family that (quite unfortunately) was a false lead has the two daughters of the family walking around in sports bikinis after coming from a beach volleyball practice. | |
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Buxom Beauty Standard | |
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Buxom Beauty Standard: Pearl certainly seems to think so; to Mel and Nancy's disgust, she's constantly harps on Nancy to get a support bra for herself, and shows off how big her own breasts are by comparison. | |
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Straight Gay | |
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Straight Gay: Tony and Paul are ATF agents and partners. It's eventually revealed that they're romantic partners as well. | |
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New-Age Retro Hippie | |
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New-Age Retro Hippie: Mel's biological parents turn out to be old hippies who passionately argue that taking LSD shouldn't be a felony (as well they would, as they're manufacturing it.) | |
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Abusive Parents | |
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Abusive Parents: Mel's adoptive parents, psychologically. | |
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Love Triangle | |
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Love Triangle: Mel and Nancy are married, but each flirt with having an affair with another partner. Mel is attracted to Tina and Tony is Nancy's ex-boyfriend. | |
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Gene Hunting | |
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Gene Hunting: The basic premise of the movie - Mel goes searching for his biological parents. | |
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The Unpronounceable | |
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The Unpronounceable: The name "Schlichting". Everyone outside of that family seems to have difficulty pronouncing it. | |
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Intoxication Ensues | |
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Intoxication Ensues: After Mel finally meets his LSD-manufacturing biological parents, his newly-acquainted resentful brother doses his dinner with the stuff, but it gets eaten by a Federal agent who is along for the trip (as it were). | |
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Priceless Ming Vase | |
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Priceless Ming Vase: Valerie Swaney has a priceless collection of glass animals. Naturally, Mel accidentally destroys it. | |
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